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WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. One of the victims of a murder-suicide in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., that left five people, including three children, dead is being remembered as a generous person who loved life. Family have identified the 44-year-old gunman in the shootings at two …

At a Glance A veteran booker of shows for private functions and events was shocked to learn the new rates when he tried to make an inquiry recently. Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano  Producers of shows and events complain about the high cost of hiring entertainers these days. Clearly, inflation …

When the Norwegian-Filipino artist Hillari Alison decided to fully pursue her music career at the end of 2021, it didn’t take long for her to make a mark in the industry. Just a year and a half later, she already counts performing dozens of concerts in Norway and Canada, contributing …

IMPORT Thomas de Thaey thinks Terrafirma is capable of making the playoffs given the talent it has heading into Season 48 of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The 6-foot-8 Belgian, though, is well aware that basketball talent is not enough to win a championship, a reason why he would like …

Canadian satellite tag injury to endangered right whale in Canada described by Canada as “not worrisome” at whale conference held in Halifax.  Skin damage from satellite tag ‘not worrisome,’ says Fisheries official. A Canadian government satellite tracking tag injured a rare North Atlantic right whale in the Gulf of St. …

Companies like H&M, Nike, Lululemon, Zara and Gap are pushing so-called sustainable clothes, but experts say the only thing green about many of them is that they’ve been greenwashed. Claims on some clothes at H&M, Gap, Nike, Zara and Lululemon aren’t as green as you think Exposing the Secrets of …

Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, testified in his fraud trial on Thursday without the jury present so the judge overseeing the case can first decide what portions of his testimony are admissible. Judge excuses jury while he hears Bankman-Fried's evidence, decides on admissibility Sam Bankman-Fried, founder …

Canada’s next Supreme Court justice will be Mary Moreau, a French-speaking judge from Alberta, sources told Radio-Canada.  Mary Moreau has served as Alberta’s chief justice since 2017. Canada’s next Supreme Court justice will be a francophone judge from Alberta, sources told Radio-Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce Mary Moreau’s …

In Britain, the BBC and other media outlets were also criticized by government lawmakers for rushing to report the Hamas version of events. Major league media spanning the world have fallen prey to the sweet seduction of the ratings game to forget about disseminating the truth, which is what journalism …

Few things are more important to Filipino families than education. The pursuit of a diploma carries such weight that parents go to great lengths to fund it, even pawning their properties or working abroad to meet the ever-increasing educational costs. In 2017, the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, …